Ok, I'm sorry but I have to ask the stupid question...Why not carry SOB? I'm not being a smart ass, but I've found it very comfortable for my frame.
You want me to answer this one, huh! I really don't want to. I'm presently enrolled in a, 'GT recovery program' and have promised myself that I'm no longer going to respond to such statements as: 'Glocks are no more likely to go, kaBoom! than any other pistol.' 'It's a brick unless you carry chambered.' 'There is no God.' and 'Your real safety is between your ears!'
The truth is that, actually, I like SOB holsters - I really do! In all probability, I'd be one of the very last people to attempt to stop you or anybody else from carrying in your favorite SOB position. The only proviso is that YOU have to be wearing it there instead of me. 'Why' you may ask? Well ... If I need to take control of a bad situation, quickly, you're going to be my first target. If I need to get to someone else's gun quickly, once again, you're on the list of first targets!
(Don't doubt it! I assure you there are plenty of experienced people, out there, who would take your pistol AND break your back, all, in the same straightforward move.)
If you sit down while armed this way, you're at a disadvantage. If you bend over, forget about not patterning by bending with the same side knee because it won't work. If you have to reach for something, forget about reaching with the opposite arm because that won't work, either. If an, ‘old friend’ smiles as he walks up to you and greets you with a hug, then, he’s also going to be able to instantly disarm you.
You're at risk whenever you expose your back to an audience; so spots like: lunch counters, walkup windows, front rows, aisle seats, and front of the line are, all, high risk locations; and, forget about walking upstairs in front of people – That’s definitely out! You CANNOT prevent a quick grab by pressing your elbow into your side or blading away from the danger. You've got to throw your elbow out from your body, sharply twist your wrist, and lean slightly forward - often into the threat - in order to bring the weapon into action.
If you should accidentally fall, backwards, onto an SOB piece, you might very well regret the decision to carry that way for the rest of your life. What is more, very few other gunmen are going to want to be on the line with you, once they realize you're holstering behind your back.
May I stop, now; or do you need to look above, again, in order to check on what I carry at 4:00 o'clock all day long? Do you think there are no chairs with arms that I never have to deal with? The statement; 'At least I'm armed!' is no different than; 'Well, I almost made it!' or; 'I had my gun on me when the whole thing began!'
Don't, also, carry OWB at 3:00 o'clock; that's strictly for uniformed police; or else, it's a firing line carry. Buy your gun belts 2" oversized with 7 rather than 5 holes; and get yourself a comfortable IWB/ITB holster. Tuck the butt of the pistol into your kidney area and get used to carrying this way.
I always order my holsters with a 15 degree forward cant, and 1 3/4" belt loops. My gun belts are 1 1/2" wide. This way I can easily adjust the cant on the holster or slide the weapon, either, forward or backward in order to accommodate wherever I'm sitting.
By the way, they're not called, 'mouse guns' for no good reason. Now, does this do it for ya? (And don't make me sorry I answered your question - OK!)
